Millennium Library patrons waiting for books as fourth floor remains closed | Winnipeg mail-bomber Guido Amsel denied parole | Parents sue city, 4 lifeguards after 2024 drowning death of their son
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Millennium Library patrons waiting for books as fourth floor remains closed; A security guard was posted beside the stairs leading to the fourth floor of the Millennium Library on Monday\.

Millennium Library patrons waiting for books as fourth floor remains closed

August 25 , 2025 at 04:50:35 p.m. CST • :

Library visitors at Winnipeg's downtown branch may have to wait if they want to take out books from the non-fiction section, as the fourth floor remains closed in response to safety concerns.
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Winnipeg mail-bomber Guido Amsel denied parole; Guido Amsel is shown in a Winnipeg police photo from 2015\. A parole board hearing for Amsel, now 58, found that despite Amsel's generally behaving positively while incarcerated and participating in some programming, he shows no remorse for his actions and continues to believe he was set up by police and his ex-wife\.

Winnipeg mail-bomber Guido Amsel denied parole

August 25 , 2025 at 05:42:51 p.m. CST • :

A Manitoba man sentenced to life in prison after a judge convicted him of sending letter bombs to his ex-wife and two lawyers in 2015 has been denied full parole.
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Parents sue city, 4 lifeguards after 2024 drowning death of their son; The family of 14-year-old Adam Sereda-Paul, seen here, who drowned at the pool at the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex on April 1, 2024, is now suing the city of Winnipeg and four lifeguards, claiming negligence led to the boy's death\.

Parents sue city, 4 lifeguards after 2024 drowning death of their son

August 25 , 2025 at 05:53:37 p.m. CST • :

The family of a 14-year-old boy who drowned at a city-run pool in 2024 is now suing the City of Winnipeg and four lifeguards, claiming negligence led to the boy's death.
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20 arrested during 3-day shoplifting clampdown in Winnipeg; The people arrested last week face charges such as robbery, theft under \$5,000, and possession of a weapon, police say\.

20 arrested during 3-day shoplifting clampdown in Winnipeg

August 25 , 2025 at 01:52:43 p.m. CST • :

An anti-shoplifting project led to 20 arrests over the span of a few days last week, Winnipeg police say.
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Man, woman dead after getting hit by vehicle while walking on Manitoba highway; A 29-year-old man and 18-year-old woman, both from Chemawawin Cree Nation, died late Friday after they were struck by a vehicle on Highway 60, RCMP say\.

Man, woman dead after getting hit by vehicle while walking on Manitoba highway

August 25 , 2025 at 02:36:24 p.m. CST • :

A man and woman died after they were struck by a vehicle while walking on a highway in northern Manitoba late Friday, police say.
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Stretch of Trans-Canada reopens after deadly crash that killed 2, injured 5 near Kenora; Ontario Provincial Police say two vehicles crashed just outside of Kenora, Ont\. on Aug\. 23, forcing the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway\.  

August 24 , 2025 at 10:37:07 a.m. CST • :

Stretch of Trans-Canada reopens after deadly crash that killed 2, injured 5 near Kenora

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RRC Polytech expects near-record enrolment. It won't offset tuition losses from drop in int'l students; Red River College Polytech recorded its highest enrolment ever last year, with 23,400 students registered\. The school expects at least that many students again this year, if not more, though the financial sting lingers on from a federal cap on international students\.  

August 25 , 2025 at 02:43:05 p.m. CST • :

RRC Polytech expects near-record enrolment. It won't offset tuition losses from drop in int'l students

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Carberry postpones festival after discovery of 'misappropriated funds,' organizers say; A sign set up promoting last year's Carberry Homecoming Festival is seen in this photo\. This year's festival was abruptly cancelled last week, and police were called, after organizers say an investigation led to the discovery of misappropriated funds\.  

August 25 , 2025 at 05:24:24 a.m. CST • :

Carberry postpones festival after discovery of 'misappropriated funds,' organizers say

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Man, 28, arrested after knifepoint robbery at Winnipeg grocery store; Winnipeg police have charged a 28-year-old man with robbery after a security guard was nearly stabbed at a No Frills grocery store on Stafford Avenue in Winnipeg on Saturday, Aug\. 23, 2025\.  

August 24 , 2025 at 12:16:46 p.m. CST • :

Man, 28, arrested after knifepoint robbery at Winnipeg grocery store

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Man wrongly linked to child sex ring sues RCMP for 'tunnel vision' during investigation; Scott Joseph Taylor is pictured in July 2024, after police dropped charges against him involving a child sex exploitation and human trafficking ring in southern Manitoba\. He's now suing cops and the federal government for negligence\.  

August 25 , 2025 at 12:22:16 p.m. CST • :

Man wrongly linked to child sex ring sues RCMP for 'tunnel vision' during investigation

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August 24 , 2025 at 03:13:05 p.m. CST • :

Bloodvein First Nation will bar non-Indigenous hunters from land amid overhunting issues

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August 24 , 2025 at 03:23:22 p.m. CST • :

Missing Norwegian trekker found dead near York Factory in northern Manitoba

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August 24 , 2025 at 08:17:44 a.m. CST • :

'Blatant neglect,' says Winnipeg father after daughter overdoses due to pharmacy error

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August 22 , 2025 at 12:35:06 p.m. CST • :

What U.S. goods will no longer be subject to Canadian tariffs?

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August 22 , 2025 at 02:30:00 a.m. CST • :

It's a party at the Canada Games, and Manitoba brought the ugly stick

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